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So, anyone who knows anything about Peru knows about the Inca Trail, and with good reason. It is an amazing way to get to Machu Picchu, while making the most of what this ancient path has to offer: fascinating Inca ruins, cloud forests, subtropical jungle, not to mention the amazing llamas and alpacas you will meet on the way and the local flora you will marvel at. As far as Salkantay goes, it used to be only an alternative to the Inca Trail when this was sold out, but nowadays it has become a choice in itself. And so, it should be, as it has been classified as one of the top 20 treks in the world. And because we know it would be a hard choice between these too, we have carefully designed an amazing trekking tour, that gets you the best parts of both: the 5-day, 4-night Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu.
With this trek, you will enjoy the stunning scenery offered by the Salkantay trek and the humantay lake the first 3 days, and on the fourth day you will get off the beaten track, on a path that will connect you with first portion of the classic Inca Trail, and to see couple of the inkan sites like patallacta inka ruin the largest village along the classic inka trail which you will then follow on the first day, in order to reach one of the Seven Wonders of the World, Machu Picchu, on foot.
The Salkatanay part of the trek comes with the whole package: andean peruvian gastronomy, folklore, stunning glaciers, crystal clear lakes, cloud forest and rain forest, which on the last part transforms into rich vegetation and enigmatic ruins, this way giving you the best of nature and culture. With this trek, only offered by panaka adventure , you get to camp in the middle of nature, surrounded by the majesty of the mountains, for 3 nights, while on the other 1 night you will sleep in hotel, in Aguas Calientes, respectively. You also get a very pleasant train ride, on day 4, from Ollantaytambo to km aguas calientes town where to enjoy dinner in a nice restaurant on the fourth day in Aguas Calientes, horses that carry 8kg of your personal belongings, the permit to machupicchu and much more.
Tour Type: Trekking/hiking, cultural, gastronomy ,adventurous and folklore
Good For: 4,650 meters
Difficulty: Moderate, Difficult
Considerations: This trek follows a different route than our 5 Day trek. The campsite on the first night is near Salkantay. On the third day we will enjoy the typical dÃmela and folklore, On the fourth day we will hike the first day of the Classic Inca Trail.
Price: 785 usd Per person
We will pick you up from your hotel in Cusco between 4:00 am to 4.30 am in our private transportation before embarking on a 3.5-hour car drive to the trail head soraypampa (3900 m.a.s.l). Once at trail head, you will enjoy your first breakfast along with your trekking group´s chef, guides and support team. After breakfast, you will begin your trekking to machupicchu hiking up to the water canal and then following to it toward the salkantay mountain for about 2 hours with an amazing scenic views to snow capped mountains as salkantay and humantay peaks until our first lunch spot soraypampa where our trekking crew will be waiting on us with out first delicious lunch ready where we are going to meet the rest of our crew like the muleteers and we will have a short time to pack our things for a half day trek and we give our duffel bags to them and after a deserve siesta we continue This hike will be approximately 1.5 hours and will take you to the skirts of Humantay Mountain where the beautiful, crystalline-blue waters of the Humantay Lagoon lay. After breathing in the beauty of such magical place, you will begin making your way back down to the main trail point to continue with your hike to the first camp ground. This hike will be approximately 2 hours of gradual ascent until reaching Salkantaypampa (4,000 m.a.s.l) – with an estimated arrival time of 1 p.m. Salkantaypampa is located on the skirts of the Salkantay glacier mountain and has some unmatched views of the Salkantay Mountain.where we are going to spend our first night in our personal tents this campsite will have you closer to the magnificence of Salkantay Mountain and will make your overnight stay an unforgettable night under the stars.
Walking distance: 14km
Trail head elevation: 3,700 m.a.s.l.-
Camp site elevation: 4,000 m.a.s.l.
Weather: Cold day
Trail type: Challenging (due to elevation)
early wake up accompanied by amazing views of the surrounding glacier peaks and mountains, you will enjoy your breakfast and get ready for the day´s hike. From salkantay pampa we will hike approximately 4 hours slow passé gradually ascending terrain until reaching the pass known as Inca Chiriaska, located at 5,100 (m.a.s.l.). Just as its name in Quechua implies, this place is cold (almost frozen depending on the time of year) but has the best views of the mountains by the Salkantay glacier peak. You will enjoy the breath-taking scenery with your hot tea drink before continuing on. The hike from the pass will be to the lunch spot at approximately 3.5 hrs downhill. At this spot, you will see yet another glacier beauty – the Palcayoc peak.
After lunch and a well-deserved break, you will continue hiking for another 3 hours downhill to the campsite at Inca canal mirador at 3600 masl. This camp will be an amazing place where we are going to enjoy the view of salkantay glacier from the northeast side the peak and the the view of the local indigenous community we’ll know as pampaccahuana. where we are gonna enjoy the typical Peruvian Andean meal Pachamanka ( pacha-earth manka-pot) Pauccar cancha is located near the Inca ruins of Pauccar Cancha at 3,300 m.a.s.l ).
Walking distance: 14 km
Starting point elevation: 4000 m.a.s.l
Highest point of the trail: 5100m m.a.s.l
Campsite elevation: 3600 m.a.s.l
Trail type: Challenging (due to elevation)
In our day three we are gonna wake up with a majestic view to salkantay mountain to enjoy our morning tea and later we are gonna enjoy our breakfast with the same view and after we get ready for our easy day hike your guide will guide you to visit one the local endiginius peoples house where we can share a time with this amazing hard life people and them we continue our hike to the Inka canal where your guide is going to explain about the canal to later continue for 4 hours gradually descending all the way to paucarcancha our first Inka site where we gonna have a short history lesson about our ancestors from this place to get our camp it will take us only half our hike once we reach this point our crew will be waiting for us to participate in our typical Peruvian Andean meal cooking pachamanka (delicacy Peruvian dish)we help them to buried the oven a wait for 40 minutes to be ready and then we help them to unburied to later have our delicious meal with hold our crew and few local people together after we will have a time to digest and offer a deserve break local people we take you in a farming field for couple of hours to help them in any activity depending on the season later you will deserve a nice hot shower an to be ready for our live show around 5 pm a group of local people gonna dance a typical Highland dances after the show we will have a light dinner to rest well.
Starting point elevation: 3600m.a.s.l
Highest point of the trail: 3600 m.a.s.l
Campsite elevation: 2950 m.a.s.l
Trail type: moderate easy (due to down hill)
before continuing on with your hike. Today´s highlight will be entering to the Inca Trail for a section of the original path. On this hike, you will be mesmerized by the stunning views of the surrounding valleys and mountains. In addition, you will also get a taste of the Inca Trail by visiting the famous Llactapata Inca archaeological site. This site is known for having been an Inca village characterized by its houses, water channels, and many largest farming skill terraces gently bordering the mountain side. From Llactapata, you will hike for about 1 hour until your lunch.
After lunch and a well-deserved break, you will hike for another 2 hours until Km 82 where you will meet our private van Ollantaytambo-bound. Once in Ollantaytambo, you will enjoy your dinner and will take a train to Aguas Calientes town for your overnight stay.
Walking distance: 11 km
Campsite elevation: 2950 m.a.s.l
Trail end elevation: 2700 m.a.s.l
Aguas Calientes elevation: 2000 m.a.s.l
Trail type: Moderate
Accommodations: tierra viva hotel (or similar)
After early breakfast at the hotel, you will walk to the bus station alongside your guide to take one of the first buses up to Machu Picchu. The bus service is first come, first served basis, departing every 5 minutes and lasting approximately 25 minutes to Machu Picchu. Upon arrival to Machu Picchu, you will walk into Machu Picchu with your guide to the main lookout point. Here, you will be able to take your post card pictures of Machu Picchu. After enjoying the sunrise (weather dependent), you will begin your guided tour of Machu Picchu. During your guided tour, your guide will explain and take you to the most important sections of the citadel.
Following your guided tour, you will get to explore Machu Picchu with your tour guide. You will also have free time to explore the site on your own. If you have booked the extra hike to Huayna Picchu Mountain, you will climb it at this time. If you do not book this extra hike, you will still have the option to climb to the Sun Gate (an hour and a half) or to the Inca bridge (45 minutes).
After your visit to Machu Picchu, you will be required to take the bus back down to Aguas Calientes town to enjoy your lunch (not included). You return train from Aguas Calientes town to Ollantaytambo will be in the afternoon - those who have not booked either extra hike will have train tickets for the service at 2:55 pm and those who have booked either extra hike will have train tickets for the service at 4:22 pm.
In Ollantaytambo, our driver will be waiting for you to transfer you back to Cusco. We will drop you off at your hotel.
Min - Max (Persons) | Adult Price | Children Price |
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2 - 16 | $840.00 | $810.00 |